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  • You see how it is godlike to love the being of someone. Your existence is a delight to us. I hope you never have to long for a child as I did, but oh, what a splendid thing it has been that you came finally, and what a blessing to enjoy you now for almost seven years.

    Marilynne Robinson (2004). “Gilead: A Novel”, p.136, Macmillan